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Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH)

All New Villagers and Special Characters in Version 2.0

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) - List of New Villagers and Special Characters in Version 2.0

Ready to meet your new dreamies? Here's a full list of all 16 new villagers and NPCs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Version 2.0! Find each of their amiibo cards, birthdays, personality, and more in our guide!

Villagers & Characters
Bob Icon.pngList of Villagers New Character Icon.pngNew Characters Isabelle Icon.pngSpecial Characters
Ducks Icon.pngStarting Villagers New Villager Icon.jpgVillager Ranking -

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List of New Characters in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

New Villagers

Here are all the new 16 villagers in Version 2.0 which was released in Nov. 4, 2021! You can invite them to your island or to the Happy Home Paradise DLC with the brand new Series 5 amiibo cards!

Sasha IconSasha Ione IconIone Tiansheng IconTiansheng Shino IconShino
Marlo IconMarlo Petri IconPetri Cephalobot IconCephalobot Quinn IconQuinn
Chabwick IconChabwick Zoe IconZoe Ace IconAce Rio IconRio
Frett IconFrett Azalea IconAzalea Roswell IconRoswell Faith IconFaith

How to Get the Series 5 amiibo Cards

List of New Special Characters

Nintendo has yet to confirm if these characters will have their own amiibo in Series 5!

ACNH - HarrietHarriet ACNH - KatrinaKatrina ACNH - TortimerTortimer
ACNH - Niko amiiboNiko ACNH - Wardell amiiboWardell KappKapp'n

How to Get the Series 5 amiibo Cards

How to Get New Villagers in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Amiibo Cards

ACNH - new amiibo cards & figures
Through Amiibos, you can now invite your villager-to-be with an instant click!
List of All Series 5 amiibo Cards

Mystery Island Tours

ACNH - Inviting a new villager from on a Mystery Island Tour
You can invite any villagers you find during your vacation trips to mysery island tours! Who knows, you might luck out and find one of the newer villagers during your stay!
Mystery Island Tour Guide

Get Via Campsite

ACNH - Get New Villagers
You can get your favorite villagers via the campsite. Isabelle announces whenever you have a visitor on your island so make sure to pay attention!

How to Make the Campsite and How to Use an amiibo

Trade With Friends Online

ACNH - Trade with Friends Online
You can trade with friends online to get your favorite villagers. Ask if any of your friends have any villagers that plan to move out!

How to Play Online with Friends

Who Is Your Favorite New Villager?

Sasha 759
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Ione 566
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Tiansheng 86
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Shino 1076
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Marlo 134
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Petri 131
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Cephalobot 241
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Quinn 79
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Chabwick 82
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Zoe 26
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Ace 26
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Rio 36
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Frett 41
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Azalea 69
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Roswell 73
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Faith 104
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Villagers by Personality

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Normal Peppy Smug Snooty

Villagers by Species

Alligator Icon Alligators Anteaters Icon Anteaters Bears Icon Bears Birds Icon Birds
ACNH - Bulls Bulls Cats Icon Cats Chickens Icon Chickens Cows Icon Cows
Cubs Icon Cubs Deer Icon Deer Dogs Icon Dogs Ducks Icon Ducks
Eagles Icon Eagles Elephants Icon Elephants Frogs Icon Frogs Goats Icon Goats
Gorillas Icon Gorillas Hamsters Icon Hamsters Hippos Icon Hippos Horses Icon Horses
Kangaroos Icon Kangaroos Koalas Icon Koalas Lions Icon Lions Monkeys Icon Monkeys
Mice Icon Mice Octopuses Icon Octopuses Ostriches Icon Ostriches Penguins Icon Penguins
Pigs Icon Pigs Rabbits Icon Rabbits Rhinos Icon Rhinos Sheep Icon Sheep
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39 Sherb Sherb about 1 year

I am new! I was just added in ACNH version 1.0

38 Anonymous Anonymous over 1 year

Where is Sherb?

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